Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ėrɣ
Appearance
Proto-Brythonic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; perhaps from Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵ-yó-s, from *h₂erǵ- (“white”) + *-yós, possible cognate with Gaulish *argyos (whence Latin personal name Argiotalus).[1] Alternatively from Proto-Celtic *ɸargyos, *ɸargos (“sprinkling, spatter”)[2] from Proto-Indo-European *spérg-o-s, from *sperg- (“to strew”) + *-os, cognate with Old Irish arg (“drop”), Latin spargō (“to scatter, shower”).[3][4]
Noun
[edit]*ėrɣ m
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*argyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 41-42
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “*φargo-, *φargjo-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 100
- ^ Lewis, Henry, Pedersen, Holger (1989) A Concise Comparative Celtic Grammar, 3rd edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 33
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eira”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
- Proto-Brythonic terms with unknown etymologies
- Proto-Brythonic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Proto-Brythonic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Proto-Brythonic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Brythonic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Brythonic lemmas
- Proto-Brythonic nouns
- Proto-Brythonic masculine nouns